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Friday, May 30, 2014

We're thrilled to welcome our special Guest Designer and April Challenge Winner Pascale B. to the blog today!

Hello
Sweeties, my name is Pascale. I'm living in France, near Tours, with my
two teenagers. I started scrapbooking at the end of 2010. One of my
hobbies is photography and over the years I've taken a lot, really a
lot, of pictures, but they always stay in my computer. I've always liked
handicraft. So scrapbooking is just a way to combine two of my hobbies,
a way to express my creativity and to showcase my photos. Since I began
to scrap, flowers are part of my layouts, and I gradually started to
use mixed media as well. I don’t know how to define my style, perhaps
something like free vintage shabby style could be a good definition. But it’s up to you to judge. :)

I choose this photo of my daughter and her
friend I took during our trip in New York. They were simply sitting there,
under the rain, simply happy do share this journey together...

We hope you can find some time to join this challenge! We have some fantastic prizes to give away!

May Challenge - Simple Pleasures

Things do not have to be big, to be pleasant. Please feel free to find inspiration anywhere. What do simple
pleasures mean to you? Our challenge hostess Tusia created the mood board using some wonderful images
from Pinterest. Whether you prefer muted colors and simplicity, or
bold, fresh colors and profusion, we hope you find something to inspire you!

Molossi is
an Australian retail and wholesale supplier to the scrapbooking and
papercraft industry. Molossi strives to bring you an online shopping
experience where you can relish in a huge range of scrapbooking supplies
to compliment your scrapbooking addiction. Molossi offers thousands of
products including: albums, cardstock, flowers, bling, personal
die-cutting machines, stickers, embellishments and plenty more! Become a
part of our scrapping community and enter the stash giveaways and
competitions on our Facebook page and Blog.
For a large range of page layout ideas, sign up for our monthly
newsletter to stay up-to-date with the scrapbooking world and monthly
promotions.

Darkroom
Door also has a fabulous blog that is updated regularly with projects
created by many talented artists. Check out the Darkroom Door website to
see their full product range along with a gallery full of projects and
ideas!

This photo was taken near a refuge in the Alps, where we spent the night with my kids. Yhe only bathroom was this basin. A bathroom with stunning view! It's why I decided to do the layout with a very big picture. Just some little embellishments and some dripping of watercolors are necessary.

Molossi is an Australian retail and wholesale supplier to the scrapbooking and papercraft industry. Molossi strives to bring you an online shopping experience where you can relish in a huge range of scrapbooking supplies to compliment your scrapbooking addiction. Molossi offers thousands of products including: albums, cardstock, flowers, bling, personal die-cutting machines, stickers, embellishments and plenty more! Become a part of our scrapping community and enter the stash giveaways and competitions on our Facebook page and Blog. For a large range of page layout ideas, sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date with the scrapbooking world and monthly promotions.

Darkroom Door also has a fabulous blog that is updated regularly with projects created by many talented artists. Check out the Darkroom Door website to see their full product range along with a gallery full of projects and ideas!

Please note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they will be responsible for shipping costs.

Monday, May 26, 2014

Thank you Tusia Lech for hosting this month's fun challenge here at Berry71Bleu! She loves drinking coffee, creating pretty things, watching sunsets and smelling flowers. Things do not have to be big, to be pleasant!My take on this month's "Simple Pleasures" challenge is my love for flowers, gardening and relaxing by the pool-

I loaded on the gorgeous "bling" from the design team sponsor Molossi -

I tucked in some flower images and wording from our design team sponsor darkroom door-

The photo was taken more then 3 years ago before we had flooding in our area.....The flowering plants you see in the photo surprisingly came back and were not damaged.

Here is a close-up of the stenciling/heat embossing/misting:

Below shows the board of inspiration for this month's May challenge:

SIMPLE PLEASURES

Please feel free to inspire yourself with anything, what simple pleasures mean to you. Tusia created the above board using some wonderful images from Pinterest - whether you prefer muted colors and simplicity or bold, fresh colors and profusion, I hope you find something for you.

Do you feel inspired? There is still some time to join our challenge this month :

Molossi is an Australian retail and wholesale supplier to the scrapbooking and papercraft industry. Molossi strives to bring you an online shopping experience where you can relish in a huge range of scrapbooking supplies to compliment your scrapbooking addiction. Molossi offers thousands of products including: albums, cardstock, flowers, bling, personal die-cutting machines, stickers, embellishments and plenty more! Become a part of our scrapping community and enter the stash giveaways and competitions on our Facebook page and Blog. For a large range of page layout ideas, sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date with the scrapbooking world and monthly promotions.

Darkroom Door also has a fabulous blog that is updated regularly with projects created by many talented artists. Check out the Darkroom Door website to see their full product range along with a gallery full of projects and ideas!

Please note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they will be responsible for shipping costs.

When I saw Tusia's beautiful Mood board, I knew that the Domestic Goddess Collection would be a perfect color match and a great chance to scrap this picture of my girl and I on Mother's day last year.

For my background, I cut strips and weaved together. I then applied a coat of gesso with a plastic bag, added mist and inks, and used the gorgeous Nature Walk Damask Mask for added texture. I was also inspired by the beautiful flowers and butterflies so of course there was some stamping using the butterfly stamps in the Nature Walk Stamp Collection.

First I started to think about the "Simple Pleasures" theme. And the idea came to my mind: what can be more simple pleasure than to spend time with your loved one. So I decided to create a card for someone special that reflects the idea.

After that I look at the mood board again and was inspired by the bright and vibrant colors and flower compositions. So that's how this card appeared)))

Our life is full of pleasures and beautiful moments. But daily routine keeps them hidden. Just kids can enjoy every day monents without any reason. On this photo my kids are enjoying swinging their legs in the water. What can be better than their sincere smiles?

Molossi is an Australian retail and wholesale supplier to the scrapbooking and papercraft industry. Molossi strives to bring you an online shopping experience where you can relish in a huge range of scrapbooking supplies to compliment your scrapbooking addiction. Molossi offers thousands of products including: albums, cardstock, flowers, bling, personal die-cutting machines, stickers, embellishments and plenty more! Become a part of our scrapping community and enter the stash giveaways and competitions on our Facebook page and Blog. For a large range of page layout ideas, sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay up-to-date with the scrapbooking world and monthly promotions.

Darkroom Door also has a fabulous blog that is updated regularly with projects created by many talented artists. Check out the Darkroom Door website to see their full product range along with a gallery full of projects and ideas!

Please note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they will be responsible for shipping costs.

Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations this month!
We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook page and Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!